American Progress Reports Archive
- A New Peace Strategy: Lord’s Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony’s failure to sign a peace deal drove a nail into the coffin of the Juba peace process; this report outlines a new strategy.
- The Progressive Generation: Report finds that young adults today have decidedly progressive views on economic issues, possibly more so than any previous generation.
- Changing Rationales: This timeline of Bush administration quotes on Iraq, compiled by Bryan Thomas and Rudy deLeon, recounts the words and pledges that were offered during the past five years of the current conflict.
- Thinking Outside the University: New report on alternative certification delves into the history and current research about these techniques and profiles innovative programs around the country.
- 15 Years After Black Hawk Down: Just as the Somali insurgency is intensifying, a possible window of opportunity has swung open in the form of a power-sharing agreement to end the war.
- Genetic Non-Discrimination: Report addresses uncertainties that need consideration as genetic medicine gets increasingly personal and the Senate considers genetic non-discrimination legislation.
- Nasty Neighbors: With the root causes of conflict in Chad and the Sudan still untended, this regional crisis is poised to deepen, writes Colin Thomas-Jensen.
- The Moral Imperative: The government has helped Wall Street while ignoring its moral obligation to help homeowners, writes Michael Boylan.
- Learning Opportunities in Rural Areas: A new report examines the challenges facing rural schools that serve low-income areas and offers ideas for successful programs.
- How Does This End?: Report from Korb, Katulis, Duggan, and Juul shows why "staying the course" endangers our overall security and endangers our long-term goals in Iraq.
- A Peace to Keep: New report from ENOUGH and the Save Darfur Coalition details a process for ending the catastrophe in Darfur with a peace that will save lives.
- Subprime Policies: A new report by Scott Lilly examines possible alternate solutions to the housing crisis that go beyond $600 tax rebates.
- Pioneering Renewable Energy: Colorado's experience generating clean energy investment and use can serve as a model for other states, writes Alice Madden.
- Getting Serious About Congo: ENOUGH's Rebecca Feeley and Colin Thomas-Jensen lay out steps for policymakers to use to end sexual violence in Congo.
- Green-Collar Jobs in America's Cities: Report outlines how to green jobs can make American cities more sustainable, efficient, and livable while spurring economic growth, innovation, and job creation.
- Our Surprising Technology Trade Deficit: Report from Christian E. Weller and Holly Wheeler shows that U.S. economic competitiveness in innovation may be slipping away.
- Leaders for Every Sector: Report shares anecdotes, discussions, and data to further the discussion about how national service can help prepare us for the future.
- R2P, the ICC, and Stopping Atrocities: The U.N. “Responsibility to Protect” doctrine has the capacity to protect, but it can only work with significant political will.
- Getting Credit for Going Green: New report explains how to establish an effective carbon offsets program and build toward an international carbon market.
- Containing a Rebounding Crisis: A strategy report from the ENOUGH project on how to ensure peace, protection, and accountability in Kenya and the region.
- Nationalize the Schools (...A Little)!: New report details how transcending traditional local control in schools can create genuine autonomy and meet modern challenges.
- Safe at Home: By reordering our strategic homeland security objectives, we can make Americans safer both at home and abroad, argues P.J. Crowley in a new report.
- ENOUGH Policy Standard: An simple strategy built on promoting peace, providing civilian protection, and ensuring punishment of the perpetrators can lead to success.
- Is Anyone Serious About Chad?: Colin Thomas-Jensen asks: "Is anyone serious about ending the political crisis in Chad?" The answer right now is “no,” but they should be.
- New Dangers in Iraq: Report shows that sahwa groups, a central “success” of the surge, have exacerbated existing political divisions and fomented new political cleavages.
- Iraq's Displacement Crisis: Experts discuss ongoing efforts, urge better cooperation, and press for more assistance and responsibility for the crisis and its response.
- Addressing Foreclosures: David Abromowitz presents the Great American Neighborhood Stabilization Plan to address the glut of foreclosed properties across the country.
- Developing State Solar Markets: Report outlines four key strategies for ensuring wide-scale deployment of established solar technologies, and how states can lead the charge.
- Abeyi: Sudan's "Kashmir": This oil-rich region of Sudan is one of the most potent of tripwires in all of Sudan, write Roger Winter and John Prendergast.
- Geneticizing Disease: Report addresses the use of race in the move to geneticize disease and refocuses the discussion on social determinants that are knows to cause health disparities.
- Responsible Investment: The latest paper detailing the Center's plan to transform America's economy through clean energy, innovation, and opportunity is fiscally responsible and pro-growth.
- A New Strategy for Energy Innovation: Peter Ogden, John Podesta, and John Deutch present a solution to spur energy research and development and begin an innovation revolution.
- Investing in Social Entrepreneurship: We can do more to boost successful social entrepreneurial models and create a pipeline of future efforts in the critical non-profit sector.
- Quality of Life in the Military: The White House has not adequately reciprocated service members’ commitment; data shows danger in finances, health, mental stability, and family life.
- You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch: Christian E. Weller and Amanda Logan on the choice facing consumers this holiday season: borrow less or go broke.
- Virtuous Circle: The U.S. should lead an effort to strengthen global economic growth and translate that growth into better living standards and purchasing power.
- Beyond Justice: New report from Scott Lilly highlights the Bush administration's attempts to undermine the labor union movement.
- Restoring Military Power: Lawrence Korb and Max Bergmann outline a new strategic direction to prepare the U.S. military to face 21st century challenges.
- Principal Compensation: This report examines research on principal compensation and suggests a strategy for compensation reform.
- Don't Quit Now: Progress has been made, and with further effort, we have a real chance at ending the cycles of violence in Sudan, reports the ENOUGH project.
- Principles for Immigration Reform: Report outlines six basic tenets that must inform the core architecture of immigration reform in order to build a robust, modern system worthy of our country.
- A National Innovation Agenda: Part of Progressive Growth, this report outlines progressive policies for economic growth and opportunity through science and technology.
- Progressive Growth: A new plan for the next administration to transform America's economy through clean energy, innovation, and opportunity.
- Capturing the Energy Opportunity: How we can transform the energy foundation of our economy.
- An All-Sudan Solution: Roger Winter and John Prendergast detail the need to support both the resolution of Darfur’s crisis and the timely implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
- A Race Against Time in Eastern Chad: Chad is engulfed in a crisis that draws on internal contradictions, but is fueled and inflamed by the conflict in Darfur.
- The Forgotten Front: Wadhams and Korb outline critical challenges in Afghanistan and solutions for refocusing U.S. efforts on the primary front in the war on terror.
- Global Warning: John Podesta and Peter Ogden contribute a chapter on the security challenges of climate change to the new report, "The Age of Consequences."
- The Future of Teacher Compensation: Joan Baratz-Snowden discusses lessons learned from performance pay programs and outlines key strategies for designing future programs.
- Reforming Teacher Pay: Robin Chait analyzes current state programs to find answers to questions posed by both critics and advocates of performance pay.
- What to Do About Joseph Kony: Unless the peace talks in Juba directly address LRA rebel leader Joseph Kony’s security concerns, peace will remain elusive in northern Uganda.
- Deploying a UN/AU Hybrid Force: Experts outline a plan for deploying a UN/AU hybrid force to Darfur to prevent UNAMID from failing before it even really exists.
- Congress and the United Nations: Spencer P. Boyer details a strategy for building a stronger U.S.-U.N. relationship and moving forward on reforms.
- Serving America: Senior Fellow Shirley Sagawa outlines a plan for transforming national service into large-scale efforts to solve America’s most pressing problems.
- Averting the Nightmare Scenario: With tensions between Tutsi dissidents and Hutu rebels intensifying in recent weeks, ENOUGH provides solutions for averting the potential crisis.
- Echoes of Genocide: John Prendergast and Colin Thomas-Jensen of the ENOUGH project discuss the reality in Darfur and Eastern Chad and how we can move forward with solutions.
- Prescriptions for Drug Safety: New report offers five policy prescriptions for improved drug safety that Congress should consider to protect consumers.
- Choosing More Time for Students: Elena Rocha's new report explains why the recent push for extended learning time in schools could and should lead to meaningful reform.
- Forecast: Storm Warnings: A new report from CAP's environment experts argues that the country must prepare for more severe hurricanes due to global warming.
- How to Redeploy: CAP's military experts release a new report outlining how the United States can implement a logistically sound strategic redeployment from Iraq.
- The Terrorism Index: CAP and FOREIGN POLICY find that top security experts believe the world is becoming more dangerous for the U.S. and the American people.
- Access Denied: A new report by Christian E. Weller finds that low-income and minority families face more credit constraints and higher borrowing costs than other families.
- An Oldie But Goodie: A new report from Ilana Boivie and Christian E. Weller examines Social Security's importance as a source of retirement income.
- Let's Make a Deal: John Prendergast explains why leverage is needed in Northern Uganda peace talks, and how to achieve it.
- Khartoum Bombs; the World Debates: The ENOUGH project outlines an effective solution for influencing Khartoum to end its pursuit of a military solution in Darfur.
- Caring About Long-Term Care: A new report by Lisa Eckenwiler on how we can better address the needs of our aging population and provide adequate care for the dependent elderly.
- Children’s Health Care Benefits: Davenport explains that we need to bolster efforts to provide children with coverage that meets their medical and developmental needs.
- Strategic Reset: A new four-point strategy for Iraq and the Middle East from Brian Katulis, Lawrence J. Korb, and Peter Juul.
- Imbalance of Talk Radio: Report from CAP and Free Press shows that while conservative talk radio dominates the format, simple measures could restore balance.
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- Rethinking U.S.-Colombia Policy: A new report from the Center for American Progress outlines how the U.S. and Colombia can break cycles of violence and repression.
- Global Warming and the Future of Coal: Report outlines plan to capture and store carbon dioxide produced by coal combustion so that new coal plants do not worsen global warming.
- Navigating American Health Care: New CAP report outlines how health information technology systems can improve lives, lower costs, and boost productivity.
- Pain in the Gas: Volatile gasoline prices this year wreak havoc on household finances, write Amanda Logan and Christian E. Weller.
- Caught Off Guard: Report examines the overuse of 16 Enhanced National Guard Brigades and outlines recommendations for the Guard's future.
- Competitive Contracting: Scott Lilly examines federal contracting corruption and outlines steps to restore greater transparency and accountability to procurement.
- A Plan B with Teeth for Darfur: John Prendergast and Colin Thomas-Jensen outline a new, stronger strategy for the U.S. to stabilize Darfur.
- Keeping Bombs Off Planes: P.J. Crowley and Bruce R. Butterworth release a new report outlining how Congress can make America safer by securing air cargo.
- Innovating Supplemental Services: New report from Elena Rocha and Cindy Brown shows how to boost achievement by expanding supplemental educational services.
- From Poverty to Prosperity: The Center for American Progress Task Force on Poverty outlines 12 key steps for cutting poverty in half in the next 10 years.
- The CitiStat Model: Report from Teresita Perez and Reece Rushing shows how initiatives like CitiStat can increase government accountability and transparency.
- Governing by the Numbers: Report from Daniel C. Esty and Reece Rushing explains how information technologies can be used to harvest data for more effective policymaking.
- Opportunity Costs, Opportunities Lost: New report offers 10 case studies of company health programs and insight into how we can find solutions for dealing with rising health care costs.
- Divided We Fail: New report gives an analysis of state and federal funding for stem cell research alongside key recommendations.
- Toxic Trains and the Terrorist Threat: New report outlines how water utilities can get chlorine gas off of railways and out of American communities.
- Access to Classified Information: New report why Congress must have access to information about executive branch activities in order to carry out its constitutional responsibilities.
- Laboring for Trade Deals: Daniel Tarullo urges inclusion of internationally recognized labor principles in U.S. trade agreements.
- The Answer to Darfur: ENOUGH! campaign report outlines the six sides of a Rubik's Cube of policy that can resolve the crisis in Darfur.
- The SCHIP Shortfall Crisis: Report from CAP's Meredith King details how the SCHIP funding gap in 14 states will further exacerbate health care access for minority children.
- The Erosion of Rights: New Report from the Citizens' Commission on Civil Rights and CAP details the erosion of civil rights enforcement under the Bush administration.
- From Boom to Bust: New report from Almas Sayeed offers policy solutions to help families cope with the growing number of subprime mortgage foreclosures.
- Lost in the Americas: Report and fact sheets from Dan Restrepo on Bush's tour of Latin America underscore the poor state of U.S. relation in the Americas.
- Building 401(k) Wealth: Christian E. Weller and Shana Jenkins outline a plan that would allow employers and employees to more effectively provide for a secure middle-class retirement.
- Beyond the Call of Duty: Lawrence Korb, Peter Rundlet, and Max Bergmann provide a review of the overuse of the Army in the administration's war of choice in Iraq.
- Contain and Engage: Joseph Cirincione and Andrew Grotto outline five options and an effective strategy for resolving the nuclear crisis with Iran.
- Community Health Interventions: New report from CAP’s Meredith King details how prevention can be used to decrease racial and ethnic health disparities.
- Lost Opportunities: P.J. Crowley crunches the numbers in the proposed spending plan for the war in Iraq this year and next, finding $1 trillion in misspent money.
- Examining Teacher Compensation: Report examines teacher compensation in charter and private schools for lessons to help traditional public schools draw and keep good teachers.
- Local Media Diversity: Report outlines how to effectively measure local media diversity and determine what level of diversity supports local democracy.
- Risks Rise for Middle Class: Report from Christian E. Weller analyzes updated data measuring the financial risks facing America’s middle class.
- The Economic Costs of Poverty: New report makes an economic case for reducing child poverty. Read also House Ways and Means testimony from author Harry Holzer.
- State of the Economy: Gene Sperling and Christian Weller weigh in on economic issues that need more policy attention in the coming year.
- Energizing Rural America: New report outlines why local ownership and rural prosperity is critical to the prosperity of America’s farming communities and energy security.
- Fueling a New Farm Economy: New report from Jake Caldwell outlines how biofuels can reduce global warming and global poverty, and boost energy security and free trade.
- Supporting Student Success: New report and event with Sen. Kennedy examines the Massachusetts Extended Learning Time to Support Student Success Initiative.
- Reviving the Doha Trade Round: New CAP report urges action on trade agreement as Bush meets with European Commission President to begin resolving differences.
- Time to Act: P.J. Crowley outlines 14 steps to take in 2007 to further implement the 9/11 Commission recommendations and make America safer.
- More than a Choice: This report presents a vision of reproductive rights that broadens the current discourse beyond the stagnant abortion debate.